About Jamchua Village

Jamchua is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 94 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamchua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamchua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	61.06 hectares
Population	195
Male Population	94
Female Population	101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamchua compares

By the 2011 count Jamchua is the 254th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 61.06 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Jamchua

Jamchua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamchua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamchua from other places

Jamchua lies about 30 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jamchua
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Chatra	16 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	18 km
District headquarters	Pakur	30 km

Villages closest to Jamchua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jamchua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamchua village had a population of 195. That makes it the 254th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Jamchua village has 94 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamchua has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Jamchua is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamchua covers 61.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamchua falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamchua is Chatra, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamchua.

Jamchua is about 30 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamchua is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 11 km away. Chatra is about 16 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.